Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund is a 5 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 35.69% since inception. Bandhan Small Cap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 23.11% 34.62% 38.1% 35.69%

Previously called: Bandhan Emerging Businesses Direct-G

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹50.18+0.6% 1 day change	35.69% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹9,516 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹50.18 as on Jun 05, 2025

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Bandhan Small Cap Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.39% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹9,516 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	5 yrs 4 m since Feb 03, 2020
Benchmark	BSE 250 SmallCap TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹100 & Lump. ₹5000
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jun 06, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	12.6%	10.8%
3 Months	16.38%	15.19%
6 Months	-4.36%	-6.14%
1 Year	23.11%	10.74%
2 Years	43.41%	26.3%
3 Years	34.62%	25.08%
4 Years	26.17%	22.11%
5 Years	38.1%	35.61%

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Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 5.390700000000001%

Mid Cap 10.308375000000002%

Small Cap 73.55092499999999%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Sobha Ltd.2.78%

LT Foods Ltd.2.64%

PCBL Chemical Ltd.2.31%

The South Indian Bank Ltd.2.21%

Top sectors

Financial 18.16%

Healthcare 12.700000000000003%

Services 8.8%

Construction 8.469999999999999%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.06%

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 10.86%

Margin Money 0.06%

Other Holdings

Others 10.86%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹9,516 Crs	5 yrs 4 m	0.39%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹58,029 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.65%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹9,418 Crs	6 yrs 7 m	0.34%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹26,222 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.66%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	₹6,822 Crs	6 yrs 7 m	0.44%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	12.6%	-4.36%	23.11%	34.62%	38.1%	N.A.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	10.2%	-6.8%	7.74%	28.91%	39.4%	23.26%
Tata Small Cap Fund	10.27%	-8.77%	11.25%	26.65%	35.81%	15.99%
Quant Small Cap Fund	7.18%	-7.45%	0.85%	29.04%	48.62%	20.46%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	11.34%	-5.12%	17.73%	30.6%	35.51%	16.27%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	18.21	0.9	1.37	2.14
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	16.87	0.84	1.2	1.66
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.39	0.78	1.16	1.6
Quant Small Cap Fund	17.99	0.87	1.16	1.76
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	16.68	0.8	1.27	1.53

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	8.5 vs. 6.5 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.37 vs. 7.81 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.9 vs. 0.88 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	18.21 vs. 13.09 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Bandhan Small Cap Fund

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a Small Cap mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 5 yrs 4 m, having been launched on 03/02/2020. Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth has ₹9,516 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹50.18. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which is less than what most other Small Cap funds charge.

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 26.17%. Since launch, it has delivered 35.73% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 2 yrs.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Healthcare, Services, Construction, Chemicals sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Sobha Ltd., LT Foods Ltd., PCBL Chemical Ltd., The South Indian Bank Ltd., Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹9,516 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Manish Gunwani

Mr. Gunwani is a B.Tech. and PGDM. Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund as Fund Manager and as Analyst in various organisations: Vicisoft Technologies, Lehman Brothers, Brics Securities , Lucky Securities, SSKI Securities and Prime Securities.

Kirthi Jain

Mr. Jain has done CA Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund, he was associated with Canara HSBC Life Insurance, Sundaram Mutual Fund and B&K Securities

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equities and equity linked securities of small cap segment.

Bandhan Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	66 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹1,67,339 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	One World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai, 400013

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹50.18 as of Jun 05, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund is a 5 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 35.69% since inception.

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
23.11%	34.62%	38.1%	35.69%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹9,516 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Sobha Ltd.	2.78%
LT Foods Ltd.	2.64%
PCBL Chemical Ltd.	2.31%
The South Indian Bank Ltd.	2.21%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	2.17%
Arvind Ltd.	1.65%
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.	1.59%
Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd.	1.45%
The Karnataka Bank Ltd.	1.26%
Apar Industries Ltd.	1.23%

What are the top sectors Bandhan Small Cap Fund has invested in?

The Bandhan Small Cap Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	18.16%
Healthcare	12.700000000000003%
Services	8.8%
Construction	8.469999999999999%
Chemicals	5.93%
Consumer Staples	5.91%
Capital Goods	5.29%
Textiles	4.2299999999999995%
Metals & Mining	3.9099999999999997%
Energy	3.56%

What is risk level of Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

This is a Small Cap fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Bandhan Small Cap Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Bandhan Small Cap Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Small Cap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Bandhan Small Cap Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in Bandhan Small Cap Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Small Cap

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap funds in the last 5 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 36.99% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Expense Ratio: This fund has the 2nd lowest expense ratio amongst actively/passively managed Small Cap funds.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 year.